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70mm Blow Up | Updated 16-05-2011 | ||||
| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
| Boot, Das | Spherical (1.85:1) | Sept 17 (West Germany) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Bavaria/Columbia | AKA: “The Boat.” US release (at 145 minutes): Feb 10, 1982. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” Originally shown on German television as a 211 minute mini-series. Re-issued theatrically (in 35mm & 8-channel SDDS) at 211 minutes in 1997. |
| Chariots Of Fire | Spherical (1.66:1) | Sept 17 (Canada) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Ladd | US release: Sept 25. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book ‘Wide Screen Movies.’ |
| Dance Craze | Spherical (Super 1.66:1) | Feb 19 (UK) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Joe Dunton'd camera shop produced the film. | This was a feature-length experiment to evaluate full aperture (Super 35)-to-70mm image quality. Shown in 70mm in NY one screening only in 1982. 70mm print only used in London, UK. Shown in Bradfod March 2011’ |
| Dragonslayer | Panavision | June 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Paramount | Also released in the experimental 35mm VistaSonic discrete optical format. |
| Empire Strikes Back, The (Re-Issue) | Panavision | July 31 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | Advertised as “One of the best things that ever happened is about to happen again”...and that’s no lie! |
| For Your Eyes Only | Panavision | June 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | United Artists | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). |
| Heaven’s Gate (Re-Issue) | Panavision | April 24 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | United Artists | OAR blow-up. This was the shortened 149-min version. |
| Lion Of The Desert | Panavision | April 17 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | UFD | US 70mm release unconfirmed. According to Cinerama, Inc., a 70mm print ran (unadvertised) at the Cinerama Dome in LA. |
| Outland | Panavision | May 22 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (MegaSound) | Orion | |
| Raiders Of The Lost Ark | Panavision | June 12 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Paramount | 70mm re-issues in ‘82 & ‘83. Re-titled “Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark” for recent video release. Paramount and Lucasfilm: Why aren’t you re-issuing this for its 20th anniversary??? : ( |
| Sharky’s Machine | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Orion | Why wasn’t ‘Smokey And The Bandit’ in 70mm? |
| Star Wars (Re-Issue) | Panavision | April 10 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | The subtitle “Episode IV: A New Hope” first appeared on prints during this two-week re-issue. Advertised as: “It’s back! The Force will be with you for two weeks only” (even though we all know the Force will be with you...always.) |
| Superman II | Panavision | June 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS/MegaSound) | Warner Bros. | Originally released in other regions in 1980. 70mm prints prior to US release unconfirmed. |
| Tess | Panavision | April 9 (UK) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia | US release: Dec 12, 1980. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Released in 70mm in England and France (and other parts of Europe) in ‘79 or ‘80. |
| Wolfen | Panavision | July 24 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (MegaSound) | Orion | This was the last of the four titles mixed and released in MegaSound. |
| Zoot Suit | Spherical (1.85:1) | Oct 2 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo (Sensurround Plus) | Universal | World Premiere: Oct 1 (Los Angeles). |
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